2009-10-06_REVISION - P2008046

• Permit No: P2008046
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 10/6/2009
• Doc Name: Approval to commence prospecting and acceptance of FW
• From: DRMS
• To: American Shale Oil, LLC
• Type & Sequence: MD2
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
October 6, 2009 V
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Mr. Roger Day
American Shale Oil, LLC
110 E. 3rd Street, Suite 210
P O Box 1470
Rifle, CO 81650
COLORADO
D I V IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Operations for AMSO RD&D Project-P a 1; File No, P-2008
046, Approval to Commence Prospecting and Acceptance of Financial Warrad yt1MD-02 I,,--
Dear Mr. Day:
The Division approved your Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting on October 3, 2008.1 On October 21, 2008, the
Division received and approved your One Site Prospecting on Bureau of Land Management Land Check for Deposit in
State Treasury No. 1402135894, in the amount of $392,100.00, for the AMSO RD&D Project, File No. P-2008-046.
Therefore, approval for your Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting at AMSO RD&D Project was granted on
October 21, 2008 and you were allowed to commence operations at this site.
On April 6, 2009, the Division approved the first modification to the Notice of Intent.
On August 31, 2009, the Division approved the second modification to. the Notice of Intent, pending receipt and
approval of additional financial warranty. On September 30, 2009, the Division received and approved the additional
One Site Prospecting on Bureau of Land Management Land Financial Warranty Check for Deposit in State Treasury
No. 1402957957, in the amount of $40,880.00, for the AMSO RD&D Project Modification No. 2, for File No. P-
2008-046. Therefore, you are granted permission from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to commence
operations outlined in MOD-2 for the AMSO RD&D Project.
However, since your operation is located on Federal surface and/or is accessing Federal minerals, you will need to
obtain a permit from the Federal government prior to re-commencement of operations.
Also, in accordance with Rule 5.6, an Annual Report and associated fee of $86.00 per site must be submitted on your
notice approval anniversary date for each year following the filing of an NOI until reclamation responsibility release
is granted. In addition, Rule 5.3.4 requires the prospector to notify the Division of completion of prospecting
operations and Rule 5.7 requires the submittal of a final report for drill holes within 60 days of completion of the
abandonment for artesian flow holes and within one year of completion of the abandonment for any other drill holes.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at [phone].
Sincerelly,,,
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Elizabeth Merry Program Assistant II
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cc: Travis Marshall, DRMS
John Morrone, BLM
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines